Sexuality and Crime

Sexuality and Crime

A Neo-Darwinian Perspective

Walsh, Anthony

Taylor & Francis Ltd

11/2024

124

Mole

9781032504629

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Chapter One: Bringing Biology Back In

Introduction

Biosocial Criminology

The Fallacy of Genetic Determinism

Behavior and Tinbergen's Four Questions

Chapter Two: Behavioral Genetics: Genes and Heritability

From Gene to Protein

The Concept of Heritability

Twin and Adoption Studies

Heritability in Different Environments

Shared and Non-Shared Environment

Gene-Environment Interaction and Gene-Environment Correlation

Chapter Three: Molecular Genetics and Behavior

Genetic Polymorphisms

Quantitative Trait Loci

Epigenetics

Dopaminergic Polymorphisms and Criminal and Sexual Behavior

Genetics and Human Freedom

Chapter Four: How Criminal Traits Evolve and Are Retained

Crime is Normal

Altruism

Empathy

Cooperation Creates Niches for Cheats

Detecting and Punishing Cheats

Chapter Five: Evolutionary Theories of Crime

Evolutionary Theories of Crime: Past is Prolog

Cheater and Conditional Adaptation Theories

The Gender Ratio Issue

The Age-Crime Curve

Chapter Six: Life History Theory and the Covariance of Sexual and Criminal Traits

The Basics of Life History Theory

Human Life Histories and the K-Factor

Linking Sexuality to Criminal Traits and Behaviors

The Role of the Environment on Life History Strategies

Chapter Seven: The Human Brain

The Enchanted Loom and Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory

Wiring the Brain: Experience Expected and Experience Dependent Mechanisms

Synaptogenesis as Neural Darwinism

Neurotransmitters

The Serotonergic System

Norepinephrine and Epinephrine

Testosterone and Cortisol

Chapter Eight: The Antisocial Personalities: Psychopaths and Sociopaths

Differentiating Antisocial Personality Disorder, Psychopathy, and Sociopathy

The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised

Evolutionary Considerations

The Neurobiology of Psychopathy

Neurochemistry Associated with Psychopathy

Sociopathy

Chapter Nine: The Sex Ratio, Fast Life Histories, and Crime

The Sex Ratio

Crime and the Sex Ratio

The Sex Ratio in the African American Community

The Sex Ratio, Illegitimacy, and Poverty

High Sex Ratios and Crime

References
Biosocial criminology;Biopsychosocial approach;Neurocriminology;Evolutionary psychology;Social neuroscience;Criminality;Sexuality;Criminal behavior;Hypersexuality;Life history theory;Reinforcement sensitivity theory;Mating effort;Genetics;Neurobiology;Psychopathy;Sex ratio;Antisocial Behavior;Faster Life History Strategies;Fast Life History;Dark Triad Traits;Passive rGE;ANS;Low Sex Ratio;High Sex Ratio;LCP Offender;Operational Sex Ratio;Age Crime Curve;Active rGE;DNA Methylation;7R Allele;Population Specific Factors;AL Offender;ABN Mother;Fatherless Homes;Non-shared Environment;Young Men;ADHD And Borderline Personality Disorder;Psychological Altruism